Repeating pistol.



A. A. COWING. REPEATING PISTOL.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 25, 1908.

Patented Dec. 22, 1908.

' \Vatkins, in the county of "Schuyler and .embodying certain other novel features of- ALBERT A. COWING, OF WATKINS, NEW YORK.

/' BEPEATING PISTOL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented m. 2a, 1908.

Application filed June 25, 1908. Serial No. 440,276.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT A. Cowme, a citizen of the United States, residing at State of Xew York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Repeating Pistols, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in repeating pistols, and particularly to a device of this character for firing specially prepared ammunition such as fulminate pellets or caps.

One object of my invention is the provision of a firearm ofthis sort in which the loading will be accomplished automatically and which will be double-acting so that a single pull on the trigger will both cock and fire the arm.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a repeating pistol which will be rapid and positive in its action, which will be of simple and inexpensive construction, and which will be thoroughly practical and efiicient in all respects.

'ith the foregoing and other objects in view, my invention consists in the combination with a firing tube and a plunger mounted therein serving as a hammer, means for automatically feeding ammunition to the tube, and trigger mechanism for withdrawing and releasing the plunger for firing.

My invention also consists of a toy pistol construction. combination and arrangement of parts substantially as disclosed herein and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1, is a side-elevation of my improved firearm, showing the interior trigger mechanism and firing parts in dotted lines. Fig.2. is a broken detail view of the same with the wall of the casing removed to more fully illustrate the interior mechanism of the device. Fig. 3, is a sectional view of the ammunition hopper and the firing tube.

The configuration of the device is the same feed down in the chute one at a tune. lowermost charge in the chute rests upon the as-that of an ordinary revolver of the hammerless type, the body or casing 1, of the gun, preferably being swelled or rounded 5 out as at 2, in imitation of the cylinder of a revolver, although of course this casing I could be made flat, this being merely a mat- I ter of design. 1 The pistol is designed particularly for fulthrough an opening 4,111 the top of the casing, into the ammunition hopper 5, the feed opening being ordinarily closed by a slide .6. The rear wall 7, or the hopper is placed at a downward and forward slant as shown, and from the base of the hopper, an inclined chute 8, leads to an opening 9 in the top and near the forward end of the firing tube or cylinder 10. This tube is an openended cylinder wherein is mounted a pistonor plunger 11, serving as a hammer and casing,'is pivoted the lever 15, the lower end of the lever being connected by a screw or like fastening 16, with the stem 17, of the plunger, and the lever is provided with a hub extension 18, upon which is wound the intermediate spiral portion of the spring 19,

the one end of this spring being anchored to the casing at 20, while the opposite end of the spring is fastened to the lower end of the lever, preferably by hooking said end of the spring over a stud or projection 21, on the lever. The trigger 22, is pivoted at 23, in rear of the lever, and the trigger is preferably provided with a finger ring Q-l, for more readily operating the same. 25, is pivoted near the upper end of the trigger, and the detent is formed with a pointed or inclined nose 26, adapted to contact with the stud 27, on the upper end of the lever. The deten't-is thrown upwardly by a spring 28, secured to the trigger and said detent is limited inits upwa gdinovement by coming into engagement with the projection or stop pin 29, on the extreme upperend of .the trigger.

In operation, a number of the pellets 'or percussion caps are placed in the hopper and these pellets or caps are of the propersize to The plunger when the plunger 1s extended and in contact with the anvil, as it normally is. \Vhen the trigger is pulled, the nose of the detent rides over the stud on the upper end of the lever. forcing the lever over against the tension of the spring and withdrawing minate pellets or caps 3, which are fed 1 the plunger. The plunger acts as a valve A deteut.

for the admission of the ammunition, for

when at the outward end of its stroke, it i opens the mouth of the chute leading into i the cylinder and allows a charge to drop from the chute into the cylinder inadvance of the plunger, this operation being illus- The center for the trigger 5 trated in Fig. is lower than the center for the lever, so that at the limit of the forward motion of the trigger, the nose of the detent finally slides beneath the stud on the lever, releasing such lever. The hammer spring is then free to act, which it does, throwing the lever over and with it the plunger and the charge which is in front of the plunger, is exploded againstthe anvil. Just after firing, the trigger is atthe limitof its pull andthe detent lies. under the stud on the lever. To fire again, the trigger is pushed forward until the detent clears the stud, the detent spring then throwing the detent upward in position to again engage the upper side of the stud. Then by pulling the trigger, the ammunition is automatically fed down and fired, in the manner described. them the plunger is withdrawn for re-firing, the burned charge or Waste matter drops .down from off the face of the anvil through the orifice 13, so that the anvil is self-cleaning and the anvil will not become fouled. tirely inclosed within the casing, the gun may be handled with safety and there is no danger from flying sparks.

From the foregoing description taken in f connection with the drawings, it will be evi- Asthe firing parts are enfdent that my rapid fire pistol is entirely eflicient and practical and that it accomplishes all the objects aimed at.

I claim:

1. A fire arm comprising a firing tube and anvil adjacent the end of the tube, a plunger in the tube to engage the anvil, an ani1nution hopper in communication with the tube, lmeans for withdrawing the plunger, such withdrawal of the plunger permitting a charge toenter the firing tube from the hopper, there being a tail opening between the end of the firingtube and the anvil-to permit escape of the burned charge. 7

2. A fire arm comprising a'firing'tube and anvil adjacent the end of the tube, a plunger 'in the tube to engage the anvil, an ammunition hopper in communication with the tube, meansfor withdrawing the plunger, such, withdrawal of the plunger permitting a charge to enter the firing tube from the hopper, there being a tail opening between the end of the firing tube and the muzzle to permit escape of the burned charge, and means for withdrawing the plunger serving to release the plunger when fully withdrawn and a spring rendered active by such release to cause the plunger to forcibly engage the anvil.

In-testimony whereof I aifix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

ALBERT A. COVVIXG.

W'itnesses:

Lswnnxcr. A. CowIXG, HARRY S'rorExBER; 

